New skills and collaboration are vital for fashion SMEs, writes Judith Tolley, head of creative business incubator the Centre for Fashion Enterprise, as it opens its new business hub

The UK fashion retail sector has faced several years of upheaval – the continued rise of ecommerce, momentous store closures, and declining profits – and the industry has had to adapt at a much faster rate than ever before to remain relevant and weather the storm.

The owner of legendary Lancashire womenswear store Maureen Cookson looks back on her lifetime of achievement in independent retail.

The UK fashion retail sector has faced several years of upheaval – the continued rise of ecommerce, momentous store closures, and declining profits – and the industry has had to adapt at a much faster rate than ever before to remain relevant and weather the storm.

Drapers marks its 132nd anniversary this week, and we’re not the only ones celebrating.

The UK fashion retail sector has faced several years of upheaval – the continued rise of ecommerce, momentous store closures, and declining profits – and the industry has had to adapt at a much faster rate than ever before to remain relevant and weather the storm.

Government outlines ‘worst case’ of no-deal Brexit

The UK government has published a new document outlining its “worst case planning assumptions” should we leave the European Union without a deal next month.

Entitled “Operation Yellowhammer”, the five-page paper warns of disruption at Channel crossings for up to three months, that lorries could be delayed by two-and-a-half days when crossing the border, and that UK nationals could lose their EU citizenship.

It also predicts that business and public readiness for a no-deal Brexit would decrease due to a lack of understanding about the “form of EU exit”.

This is as well as predictions of nationwide protests, regional traffic and disruption to cross-border UK financial services.

Prime minister Boris Johnston was forced to publish the document by opposition MPs.

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